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17-07-2017 | The SmartPi is an extension board to turn a Raspberry Pi into a smart energy meter. It can measure current (up to 100 A, with a hardware mod...

21-06-2017 | Parking spaces in buildings are as small as possible to avoid wasting precious real estate. Furthermore, such parking spaces are often surro...

28-03-2017 | Before electric lighting became common in the early 20th century, candles and oil lamps were commonly used for illumination. Even a modern c...

21-02-2017 | Wi-Fi is great, when the signal strength is good. Indoors this is usually the case, but if you want to extend your network to cover for inst...

31-01-2017 | Here is a high-tech clock using full-color 7-segment displays or RGBdigits. Wi-Fi connected, it can also show room temperature, humidity and...

17-01-2017 | Isn't it embarassing when you miss the birthday of a beloved one? Do you remember birthdays and anniversaries by jotting them down on Post-i...

27-12-2016 | The new IoT Smart Lighting Manager from ams can be controlled through its network connection, a serial UART, by means of simple, text-based...

20-12-2016 | Some time ago I installed four LED spots in the roof over our terrace. Unfortunately, the spots turned out to be way too bright and so they...

23-11-2016 | The sygonix BLE motion and vibration tag is now available from Conrad. This handy tag has a number of uses around the house and is really ea...

31-10-2016 | Built around an Arduino Uno, this cool gadget displays the current time of the day, not by showing digits or changing the relative position...